French fancy for Kris Boyd of Rangers

Big decision looming for the SPL top scorer

Rangers boss Walter Smith does not want to lose the player and says the decision, if any, will be the hitman’s choice.

The line from the Rangers board is that they do not need to sell in January, that’s not to say they won’t but not needing to sell should leave the decision within the club’s hands.

There has been nothing to suggest the player wishes to move from Ibrox.

And yet, the speculation surrounding the future of Kris Boyd just won’t go away.

Being out of contract in the summer will invariably make a player of interest to many clubs and Boyd has been scoring for fun. It is therefore unsurprising to see the SPL top goal-scorer on the shopping list of so many clubs.

The latest club to be credited with an interest are Sochaux.

The French club have an obvious need for a striker given that their main forward, Charlie Davies has been unavailable since October. Any club with a need for goals, and what club doesn’t have a need for goals, should at least have a passing interest in the striker.

As well as the French interest, Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Hull City are said to be monitoring the situation. Birmingham City tried to sign the striker last January and will have cash to spend in January. There have also been suggestions of interest in the player from Turkey and Germany.

There is no doubt, Boyd is in demand.

However, Boyd was in no rush to leave Ibrox in January 2009, so why should there be much of a difference in January 2010?

With the SPL title-race being close again, the chance of a second title for Boyd with his favourite club could be a bigger lure than any recession busting wage increase he would get from moving.

There is also the relentless pursuit of Henrik Larsson’s SPL goal tally, which just adds up to Boyd staying until at least the summer.

The future of Kris Boyd does not only just concern the player and his club, it could sway the SPL title race.

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